GOLF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 11, 23 October 1937, Page 8

GOLF.

MID-CANTERBURY TOURNAMENT THE OPENING OF PLAY. The Mid-Canterbury championship golf tournament, organised by the Ashburton Golf Club, was opened on the Ashburton golf links this morning, and will continue over the week-end. Conditions were ideal during the morning, but the afternoon was much cooler, a southerly wind springing up. The fairways were in first-class ordei and the greens were of the best, being very fast in the afternoon play. Bogey Match, The opening match was a bogey, which was won by P. Sinclair (Timaru) after a count back when he tied with J. T. Smith { Ashburton), all square. Results of this match were as follow : ! P. Sinclair (Timaru), square. J. T. Smith (Ashburton), square. V. W. Russell (Ashburton), 1 down. B. McSherry (Ashburton), 1 down. T. Doyle (Timaru), 1 down. E. A. Cockroft (Ashburton), 1 down. R. J. Candy (Diamond Harbour), 2 down. *9 J. S. Connolly (Rakaia), 2 down. J. Bathgate (Ashburton), 2 down. F. W. Dixon (St. Clair), 2 down. R. D. Glackin (Richmond Hill), 2 down. J. Lane (Ashburton), 2 down. C. J. Bonnington (Ashburton), 3 down. H. G. Ferrier (Ashburton), 3 down. T. Forrest (Ashburton), 3 down. A. Matson (Christchurch), 3 down. C. L- Meredith-Kaye (Rangiora), 3 down.

L. J. Moorliouse (Harewood) 3 down. P. J. Hanrahan l(Rakaia), 4 down. R. C. King (Richmond Hill), 4 down. W. M. Sattertliwaite (Harewood), 4 down. M. B. Cook (Harewood), 5 down. S. M. Jackman CMethven), 5 down. E. D. Masters (Rangiora), 5 down. L. O. Nash (Ashburton), 5 down. L. O'. Oakley (Rakaia), 5 down. R. A. Oakley (Rakaia), 5 down. J, W. Tennant (Waimate), 5 down. N. E. Tingey (Christchurch.), 5 down. S. Bryant (Harewood), 6 down. C. L. Crowley (Harewood), 6 down. D. A. Lawson (Ashburton), 6 down R. Murray (Hororata), 6 down. iP. McLaughlan (Ashburton), 6 down. A. B. Edwards (Harewood), 9 down. A. R. Gourley (Methven), 9 down. F. P. Madden (Ashburton), 9 down. L. W. Menzies (Rangiora), 9 down. R. B Knight (Rakaia), 10 down. G. Leahy 10 down. L. A. Watson (Methven), 10 down.

A four-ball bogey was played this after noon. There will bo a medal match to-morrow morning and another in the afternoon, while the senior and

junior championships will be decided on Monday. Caddies were used to-day for the first time. Twenty-six boys presented themselves first thing this morning and others made their appearance during the day.